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Experience Thomas J. Brock has more than 20 years of experience in investments, corporate finance, personal finance, accounting, and insurance. He currently oversees the investment operation for a $4 billion super-regional insurance carrier, including $650 million in life insurance assets. Thomas maintains a dynamic investment policy designed to preserve capital, enhance profitability, and support growth. Under the purview of the …

Experience Khadija Khartit has 25 years of experience in management, investment banking, and startup advisory. Additionally, she holds FINRA Series 7, 63, and 66 licenses. Her investing and business background includes 10 years of management in operating multinationals, 10 years in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital raising, and four years in tech startups’ advisory. Khadija worked …

Experience During his more than six years of experience in the fields of corporate financial accounting, individual and corporate tax strategy, and financial statement preparation and analysis, David has developed a reputation for technical expertise, strategy creation and implementation, and the ability to distill complex financial concepts down to terms any client or reader can digest. David has assisted complex multimedia, …

Experience Toby has over 25 years of varied financial research experience. He is currently a senior financial analyst helping to provide business valuation, economic damages, and divorce accounting services. Prior to that, he was a financial writer at DST Systems where he wrote and edited syndicated articles targeting customers of financial service providers while also compiling financial and economic data …

Experience In a professional career that has spanned over 30 years, Tom has held a variety of executive leadership positions in sales, business development, marketing, and strategic planning in the Fortune 25 arena. Those varied assignments enabled him to acquire a skill set in financial analysis. After his tenure in corporate America, Tom obtained a trio of FINRA certifications and …

What Is the Loan-To-Cost Ratio (LTC)? The loan-to-cost (LTC) ratio is a metric used in commercial real estate construction to compare the financing of a project (as offered by a loan) with the cost of building the project. The LTC ratio allows commercial real estate lenders to determine the risk of offering a construction loan. It also allows developers to …

The Fed announced more QE measures and corporate bond buying Fed reinstates the TALF from 2008-09 to lend to troubled businesses Some Fed governors predict unemployment to skyrocket in 2nd quarter The Federal Reserve announced “all-in” monetary policy measures this morning, signaling it would provide whatever funding is needed to prevent what is turning into a liquidity crunch for many …

Grubhub Inc. (GRUB) shares fell more than 3% during Monday’s session amid the ongoing market turmoil. While the COVID-19 outbreak has led to a spike in food delivery, there’s growing concern about restaurant closures and delivery driver attrition. Consumers are also becoming concerned about the safety of take-out food amid the outbreak. Over the weekend, Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney said …

When you invest in a company, you need to look at many different financial records to see if it is a worthwhile investment. But what does it mean to you if, after doing all your research, you invest in a company and then it decides to borrow money? Here we look at how you can evaluate whether the debt will …